Welcome to our Wiki about Alkali Metals!

by: Carolyn McMahon, Raissa Spencer, and Mackenzie Farrell

Here are our questions:
1. What period and group are your elements in?
Alkali Metals are in group one. (formerly known as group IA)

2. List the elements in your group
The elements are: Lithium, francium,sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium.

3. Is your group a solid, liquid or a gas?
Alkali Metals are solids.
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4. What are 3 physical properties?
They are silver, soft and shiny.

5. What are three chemicals properties of your group?
They are highly reactive, burn when heated in chlorine, and react with water.

6. What are 3 interesting facts about your group?
They react with water and some other nonmetals. They also have a lower densities than other metals. And they are very good to make heat with electricity with.
7. What are 2 common uses for your groups?
Two uses for Alkali Metals are uses for batteries and to conduct heat.

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sources:
http://www.scienceforums.net/forum/showthread.php?page=2&t=5343

http://www.sciencewithmrmilstid.com

http://www.ilpi.com/msdS/ref/alkalimetal.html

http://www.chemtopics.com/elements/alkali/alkali.htm